{"id":93,"date":"2007-03-20T21:37:51","date_gmt":"2007-03-21T02:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilburstreet.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2008-06-21T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2008-06-21T14:30:10","slug":"airbus-a380-first-transatlantic-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wilburstreet.com\/blog\/airbus-a380-first-transatlantic-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus A380 – First Transatlantic Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday March 19th, 2007, France’s Airbus A380 – the largest passenger plane ever assembled – made its first transatlantic flight from Frankfurt Germany to New York’s JFK airport. On-board were not real passengers, but rather 500 Lufthansa employees and crew.<\/p>\n

The purpose of this flight was to show off the new Airbus plane to markets in the United States. <\/p>\n

As wide as a football field is long, Airbus has created the largest passenger plane ever put into mass production. Normally, I wouldn’t make such a big deal about a new plane. However, I do have a certain passion for aviation, and while I’m not totally thrilled with a lot of what France produces, they are doing something right when it comes to flight…<\/p>\n

Sadly, a few years ago, after an accident, France retired the Concorde line. But, they’re back now with this new plane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Monday March 19th, 2007, France’s Airbus A380 – the largest passenger plane ever assembled – made its first transatlantic flight from Frankfurt Germany to New York’s JFK airport. On-board were not real passengers, but rather 500 Lufthansa employees and crew. The purpose of this flight was to show off the new Airbus plane to … <\/p>\n

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